When Cleopatra Adopted Siberian Tiger Cubs

When a rare Siberian tiger gave birth at a zoo in Sochi, Russia to two baby cubs the zookeepers were overjoyed. But then an expected act of nature took place. The mother of the cubs refused to feed them, and a rather unusual candidate stepped forward, in the shape of a Shar-Pei dog named Cleopatra – who began breastfeeding the tigers, Clyopa and Plyusha, forming a special bond with them.